Solution-Focused Counseling
Strengths theory
This framework, often used in therapy, focuses on an individual's internal resources and resiliencies rather than their deficits or pathologies.
Core idea: Every person has inherent strengths and capabilities that can be leveraged to overcome challenges. The approach builds on these positive attributes.
Application: In therapy, the
Cognitive behavioral therapy is focused on changing the thought processes and behaviors that may contribute to depression and numerous forms of cognitive behavioral therapy have been shown to be effective in alleviating depression in randomized trials (Cuijpers, Cristea, Karyotaki, Reijnders, and Huibers, 2016).
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Motivational interviewing = a counselling method with four guiding principles, represented by the acronym RULE:
R - Resist the righting reflex. The tendency to advise about the right path. Often paradoxical effect, inadvertently reinforcing argument to maintain status quo via resistance to persuasion. Likely to recall reasons for maintaining
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